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J Pediatr
; 163(3): 902-4.e1, 2013 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23684108
RESUMO
The population with adult congenital heart disease is expanding. Cardiac care retention and follow-up patterns were assessed in 153 adults with congenital heart disease (median age, 24.5 years), previously compliant as teenagers. The majority (125; 81.7%) were retained in care, most often by a pediatric cardiologist (69%). The rate of retention was surprisingly high.